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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Nov 28, 2005
Pros: Riffs, riffs, riffs, riffs...
Cons: Bewildering tracklisting, some classics missing, great records under-represented
Summary: Once upon a time… The motherfXXXXX of all guitar riffs, Tony Iommi. The madman of them all, Ozzy Osbourne. A torture chamber of morbid bass slaps, Geezer Butler. A pandemonium on drums – Bill ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 14, 2005
Pros: This is where Heavy Metal began!
Cons: NONE!
Summary: I bought this album at Best Buy for $21.66 on February 18, 2001. I was 14 years old. I will never forget the feeling I had when I heard the opening chords to 'Black Sabbath' for the first time. My first reaction was "This is something out of the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 18, 2005
Pros: Awesome guitar riffs. Classic songs.
Cons: The CD has omitted two tracks from the original release.
Summary: Any survey of the early roots of heavy metal invariably leads to the music of Black Sabbath. With their dark, heavy, power-chord laden tunes, this English quartet inspired an entire generation of rockers. Their album We Sold Our Souls For Rock ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 24, 2005
Pros: All the good stuff in one neat little package
Cons: 2 songs left off of cd release that were on the vinyl/cassette release
Summary: I am a fan of the band for over 25 years now and bought all of the Black Sabbath records (including this one) on vinyl. This cd encapsulates the biggest hits from the first six Sabbath albums. If you want the best of the band as far as what you'd ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 16, 2002
Pros: This album has all the classics that got metal going
Cons: some songs are sort of lengthy, one or two are real turkies
Summary: CONCERNING SOUL SELLING...
Fellow christians, please don't get angry with me for my next statement: "If Black Sabbath really sold thier souls for rock and roll, it certainly paid off." That doesn't mean that I encourage the selling of ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 5, 2002
Pros: The most underrated psychedelic band ever...
Cons: ...but no real music snobs can ever attest to that.
Summary: With Ozzy Osbourne suddenly turned into a modern-day version of Ward Cleaver on MTV's "The Osbournes," it was overdue that I went back through the records of my youth to rediscover "We Sold Our Soul For Rock & Roll" by Black Sabbath.
It's a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 1, 2001
Pros: Hey, it's Black Sabbath!
Cons: Substitutions needed
Summary: I have to admit that I had never took much interest in Black Sabbath before I got this CD. There were only two reasons why I wanted to buy this, and the first was because we were going on a trip and I wanted (for some reason) good classic music to drive ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 16, 2001
Pros: Great heavy metal tunes from the band that helped create the genre.
Cons: Absolutely evil.
Summary: What young punk with a guitar didn't learn a few Black Sabbath tunes while learning that instrument? Black Sabbath stuff is very cool and simple, so young guitarists have gravitated toward that sound for years. And, this disc contains 14 of those classic ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 26, 2000
Pros: a completely classic, ground breaking metal record featuring unbelievable songs
Cons: seeing the band today is like seeing a shell of their former selves
Summary: There is no doubt whatsoever that Black Sabbath is one of the most essential bands to the overall heavy metal timeline. Their significance and ground breaking nature is simply undeniable. However, nowadays, when I think of this band, I think of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 19, 2000
Pros: classic music that started heavy metal
Cons: a couple of omissions
Summary: Black Sabbath should probably be considered the first "heavy metal" band (spare me the Zeppelin arguments), and this album serves as an excellent introduction to this legendary group.
Melding Ozzy Osbourne's unmistakenable voice with ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 26, 2000
Pros: killer album
Cons: Another compilation of hits
Summary: This album is just a greatest hits? What the hell do I want with another greatest hits album. Well I'll answer my own question, It has all the hits on a double album package, you don't have to search and buy all the albums these songs are from, and It is ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 24, 2000
Pros: All the great cuts are there
Cons: only covers Ozzy -era Sabbath
Summary: Black Sabbath is THE metal band.They are the founding fathers of the metal scene , and that's why this cd set is essential to any fan. This set covers the classic Ozzy years of Sabbath,and has all the great tunes from that era:"Paranoid", ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 23, 2000
Pros: The music rocks hard and loud
Cons: None
Summary: We Sold Our Soul For Rock N Roll is Sabbath's best album. I like all of the fourteen songs on this cd except for Changes. It has a dark, mysterious sound that is pretty cool. The songs may not be all that complex, but they are memorable. Everyone ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 12, 2000
Pros: best of the original metal band
Cons: title, see review
Summary: This is the original heavy metal band, and this album is the compilation of all their best works. Showcased here are all the great songs that heavy metal was forged from-power chords and masterful drumming and ballistic bass and a lead singer that(when ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 29, 1999
Pros: Best of the Sabbath CD's...
Cons: Won't nobody admit to all that influence...
Summary: Yeah, here's another one for my Top 10 All-Time List. Black Sabbath anted into the heavy metal sweepstakes of the late 60's, opting for some satanic-oriented symbolism to sell some records and squeeze alongside the technically superior competition. As a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 27, 1999
Pros: great intro to one of the best rock bands ever
Cons: it doesn't have all their greatest songs--but if it did, it would be at least twice as long
Summary: Get a pillow. I'm gonna review some Sabbath albums, and this is going to take a while! I'm starting with "We Sold Our Souls For Rock'N'Roll" because it was the first Black Sabbath album I ever bought, back when I was a wee lad just starting ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 22, 1999
Pros: Black Sabbath is one of the greatest rock and roll bands ever.
Cons: Nothing at all.
Summary: Black Sabbath never gets the recognition they deserve. Probably more than any other hard rock act, Sabbath has influenced today's artists. Many people say Led Zeppelin was more of a influence, but I even think Zeppelin was influenced by Sabbath. But ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 16, 1999
Pros: songs 1 through 11, 13, and 14
Cons: Am I Going Insane?
Summary: This album is great for today's teens, while they listen to Korn and Limp Bizkit on the radio, they are really trying to find out music that sufficiently expresses the rage and confusion of their generation; The Screwed Generation. I grew up listening to ... read more
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Rated Show by the Epinions community May 6, 2005
Pros: Captures most of Sabbath's best songs with Ozzy
Cons: Should have focused on what the fans like, instead of what's radio friendly
Summary: This release has most of Sabbath's great songs, but I felt it missed a couple key tracks. This best of CD was meant to capture the best songs they did with Ozzy before he went solo. You get pretty much the best three songs from each of their first two
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Release Date: 1990-10-17, Audio Cassette, Warner Bros / Wea
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